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QUESTION 3
GS3
10 marks

How does e-Technology help farmers in production and marketing of agricultural produce? Explain it.

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7 min
150 words

What the examiner wants

Explain how digital technology helps farmers in both production and marketing.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Production: soil health cards, weather advisories (Meghdoot), precision farming, drones, Kisan Call Centre, digital crop survey≈35 words
  2. 2Marketing: e-NAM, price information (Agmarknet), FPO platforms, ONDC for agri, digital payments≈35 words
  3. 3Limits: access, literacy, data quality≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Production usesMarketing usesLimitsConclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Covering only marketing or only production
  • No named platform

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  • Two-column table

Value addition

  • SchemeDigital Agriculture Mission (2024) is building AgriStack with farmer IDs and a digital crop survey.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • SchemeNamo Drone Didi provides drones to women's SHGs for spraying.Ministry of Agriculture

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